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Abhishek Banerjee Approaches High Court Over Security Withdrawal; Hearing on October 6
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News18•28-09-2026, 16:36
Abhishek Banerjee Approaches High Court Over Security Withdrawal; Hearing on October 6
- •Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee has approached the Calcutta High Court alleging withdrawal of his security.
- •His lawyer stated that Abhishek had Z-plus security before the assembly elections, which was later withdrawn.
- •The lawyer also mentioned that Abhishek Banerjee has been attacked multiple times and currently only has a few house guards.
- •Justice Krishna Rao has granted Abhishek permission to file the case, with the hearing scheduled for October 6.
- •Abhishek was attacked in Sonarpur during a political program after the assembly elections, where he was pelted with bricks, stones, and eggs.
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Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee approached the Calcutta High Court after his Z-plus security detail was withdrawn by the state police following the BJP coming to power in the state, leaving him with only a few house guards.
Justice Krishna Rao of the Calcutta High Court granted Abhishek Banerjee permission to file the case, and stated that the hearing will take place on October 6.
In May, 26 days after the Trinamool's defeat in the assembly elections, Abhishek Banerjee was attacked during his first political program in Sonarpur while visiting the home of slain worker Sanju Karmakar, where he was pelted with bricks, stones, eggs, and shoes.
